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“Trust the Prayer Book” — A Conversation with The Rev. Richard Tarsitano

“Trust the Prayer Book” — A Conversation with The Rev. Richard Tarsitano What happens when a young priest sells his home, packs up his family, and moves to a forgotten Rust Belt town—armed with little more than the Book of Common Prayer and a conviction that God isn’t done yet? In this episode of REC100 Church Planting Conversations, Canon Michael Vinson sits down with The Rev. Richard Tarsitano of Trinity Anglican Church in Connersville, Indiana—a church reborn from the ashes of a shuttered parish. Together, they explore what it means to plant churches in an age of distraction and decline, and why the future of Anglican mission might depend not on innovation, but on fidelity—on the steady, ordered life of prayer and sacramental worship that has sustained the Church for centuries. 🔹 The cost and courage of parachute planting in post-industrial America 🔹 Why the 1662 and 1928 Prayer Books remain profoundly missional 🔹 How daily prayer, embodied worship, and parish presence heal fragmented souls 🔹 The wisdom of Bishop Grote’s vision and the ongoing work of REC100 And Fr. Tarsitano’s unforgettable charge to planters everywhere: “Get a bishop you trust. Trust the Prayer Book. Be ready to die for your people.” This is more than a conversation about church planting—it’s a reminder that revival begins where faithfulness endures. HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 – 01:00 — Introductions & the REC100 Vision Canon Vinson opens with the story of the REC100 initiative—born of Bishop Grote’s missionary vision and carried forward by Bishop Ray Sutton—and welcomes Fr. Richard Tarsitano to the conversation. 01:00 – 04:00 — A Lifelong Anglican’s Journey Fr. Tarsitano traces his family’s deep Anglican roots, from the early continuum days and Cranmer Theological House to his own call from Navy officer to priest and planter. 04:00 – 08:00 — Answering the Call to Connersville How the Tarsitanos sold their home, packed the minivan, and moved to a rust-belt town in economic decline and opioid crisis—trusting God to bring resurrection to a shuttered 1850s church. 08:00 – 12:00 — Why the REC’s Vision Matters Now A reflection on Bishop Grote’s legacy, Bishop Jason Grote’s passion for mission, and why the Reformed Episcopal Church’s confidence in classical Anglicanism offers a clear future. 12:00 – 18:00 — Confidence in the Anglican Way Fr. Tarsitano argues that Anglicanism, lived through the Prayer Book and parish life, is the most missionary expression of Christianity—proven by history and rooted in fidelity, not fads. 18:00 – 25:00 — Prayer Book Life as a Rule of Faith He explains why the Book of Common Prayer isn’t nostalgic but therapeutic: a stabilizing, sanity-restoring rhythm amid digital distraction and cultural fragmentation. 25:00 – 33:00 — Embodied Worship & Parish Life Together, they unpack how liturgy shapes the body as well as the soul—recovering coherence between belief and practice and forming visible, local communities of faith. 33:00 – 43:00 — Why Traditional Prayer Books Are Missional A spirited defense of the 1662 and 1928 Prayer Books as evangelistic tools—language that binds generations together and resists the temptation to chase novelty. 43:00 – 50:00 — Stories of Conversion & Renewal From an Amish-Jewish convert to a Baptist preacher rediscovering the Gospel through the liturgy—real lives transformed by daily offices and Holy Communion. 50:00 – 56:00 — Evangelism in a Distracted Age Liturgy alone won’t replace mission. The priest’s calling is to live among his people, laugh, weep, and love them into the household of God—one soul at a time. 56:00 – 1:01:00 — Advice to Church Planters “Get a bishop you trust. Trust the Prayer Book. And be ready to die for your people.” Fr. Tarsitano’s final charge: confidence in the Gospel, fidelity to the Prayer Book, and sacrificial love are the real strategies for renewal.